Photos: Powerful storm hits Pacific Northwest

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Vehicles are backed up in rush-hour traffic along I-5 South in downtown Portland, Ore., following heavy rain and high winds on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Rain and wind pounded Washington and Oregon on Monday, snarling the commute, causing sporadic road closures and power outages and at least one death. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Beth Nakamura)